Lead Software Engineer (Golang)

Sky
Syon, London, United Kingdom
Today
Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Lead
Education
Degree
Posted
1 Jun 2026 (Today)

Benefits

Free Sky TV or NOW package Pension package with up to 9% employer contribution Private healthcare with mental health support Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance Discounts on Sky products Sharesave and Tech schemes Sky VIP rewards and experiences

We don't just believe in better. We make it happen. "

Better content. Better products. And better careers." "

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Working in Tech, Product or Data at Sky is about building the next and the new. From broadband to broadcast, streaming to mobile, Sky Stream to Sky Glass, we never stand still. We optimise and innovate. We turn big ideas into the products, content and services millions of people love. And we do it all right here at Sky. "

Role/Team overview " "

This role sits in a business-critical domain responsible for application distribution and orchestration across the Sky Europe estate, reaching tens of millions of customer devices. The team is shaping a modern, aligned capability across Comcast, Sky and Comcast syndication partners globally, with a focus on scalable platforms, reliable delivery and strong engineering ownership .

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What" you'll "do " " Lead the architecture, design and delivery of full-stack products and services, using Go for backend systems and TypeScript/React for frontend applications in Kubernetes platform and AWS environment

Own technical direction for significant areas of the team's work, shaping architecture, improving system design, and reducing long-term maintenance and operational cost

Drive engineering quality across the lifecycle, including testing strategy, security, CI/CD, observability, release safety, and reliability of live systems

Resolve complex technical risks, cross-team dependencies, and production issues, and lead improvements based on incidents, operational gaps, and delivery friction

Build alignment across engineering, product, design, and other stakeholders, helping teams make sound decisions and deliver against mid- to long-term goals

Raise standards through mentoring, technical leadership, reusable patterns, and improvements that increase team effectiveness beyond your immediate area

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What" you'll "bring " " "

Essential"criteria: "" " Strong commercial experience architecting, building and operating full-stack applications on Kubernetes and AWS at scale

Strong backend development experience in Go and strong frontend development experience in TypeScript with a modern framework or library

Experience leading architecture and delivery for complex distributed systems and customer-facing platforms

Strong experience with testing strategy, CI/CD, observability, release engineering, incident management and reliability improvement in production environments

Experience driving technical standards, mentoring engineers and influencing engineering decisions across teams

Strong judgement, communication skills and the ability to balance business goals, technical quality, delivery speed, risk and long-term maintainability

Desirable"skills and"experience: " " Experience working in large-scale consumer, platform or media environments

Experience modernising or evolving platform architectures incrementally

Experience shaping engineering practices around AI-assisted software development workflows

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Benefits and" perks " "

There's "one thing people" can't "stop talking about when it comes to"life"at"Sky: the" perks ." Here's "a taster: "" " Free Sky"TV"or NOW"package,"including Sky Sports and Sky Cinema """ "

Pension package with up to 9% employer contribution " "

Private healthcare with mental health support "" "

Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance "" "

Discounts on Sky products, including"Sky Mobile,"Sky Broadband, Sky Glass and Sky Protect "" "

Sharesave and Tech schemes "" "

A range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences " "

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How" you'll "work " "

We've "adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. The hybrid working expectations for this role are"2"days"in the office per week. " "

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Your office base " " "

Our Sky Group HQ. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology and workspaces, there's plenty of space to see your big ideas come to life. Here you'll find 13 subsidised restaurants and cafes. You can re-energise at our gym, catch the latest films at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

Our Osterley Campus is just a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station, or you can get one of our free shuttle buses from Osterley, Gunnersbury and Ealing Broadway stations. " Plus, there's free onsite parking available for cars, motorbikes and bicycles.

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Who we are " "

We're "Sky, a leading media and entertainment company who connect millions with entertainment, sports, news and arts through innovative products and services. Working with us means" you'll "be bringing the joy of a better experience to more people, every day. All so we can do better and deliver better for our customers," colleagues "and"society."

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We're "an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company." We're "a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. " We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where " appropriate . Please flag any adjustments you need as early as you can. " "

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Just so you know: if your application is successful," we'll "ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer." " "

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" To be eligible for this role you are required to have the appropriate right to work in the UK. Please be aware Sky does not offer sponsorship for this position.

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To find out more about working with us, search" #LifeAtSky "on social media

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